Savings bank



Jan. 5 1926. 1,568,577

, c. J. sYKEs 's AvINGs BANK Filed Nov. 24. 1924 "1 3, 4 6 gamz S les Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES cmnnns :r. syxns, or cnr'cAoo. rumors.

SAYIN GS BANK.

Application filed November 24,- 1924. Serial No. 751,794.

To all wkomc't mayconcer n:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. SYKEs,-a citizen of the -United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and the State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Savings Banks, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to savings banks. The bank of my invention includes a container having a coin slot, a coin receiver removably received within said container and having a coin slot that is in register with the aforesaid coin slot when the receiver is within the container.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, all walls of the container except the back wall are rigid and the coin receiver is inexpensively made of sheet metal, being virtually a cheap tin can that is sufliciently springy to be pressed inwardly against its resilience by the container to promote the assembly of the receiver and container. The container desirably has, a rib formation where it presses against the receiver to localize and thereby make more positive the inward pressure exerted by the container upon the receiver. The interior of the container is desirably extended at its base on both sides of the coin receiver to afford access for the thumb and finger to facilitate removal of the receiver. A tongue is also provided upon. one of the elements of the bank, preferably the back wall portion of the container, to further hold said elements together. This container back wall is desirably made of sheet spring metal from which the tongue is struck, this back wall being outwardly bulged in disengaging the tongue from the receiver.

In exploiting the use of the bank, the cheap coin receivers maybe supplied, without cost, by drug stores, grocery stores, department stores, etc. to prospective savers who are invited ,to present the receivers, when sufiiciently filled, to designated banks who supply the containers and, usually, additional fillers after accepting the contents of the receivers for the accounts of. the savers. 'The containers are madedecorative and otherwise attractive to make the possession thereof desirable; Thedevice of my invention is thus very in promoting thrift.

The invention will be more fully: explained'in connection with the accompany ing drawing in which Fig. l is a front view, partially in section, showing one embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1'; Fig. 3' is a see tionalview on line 3'3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a botto n view of the complete bank; and F g.5 1s a perspective View of the coin re The container desirably has a body] ortion 1 formed of cast metaland furnis ing rigid top, front and side wallsv thereof, the

bottom of this body portion being shaped to tending U-shaped marginal portions 7 to receive the edges of the receiver side wall 8, this wall being made continuous by means of the usual formof joint 9 which is common to tin can construction. The receiver is preferably of flat shape vwith rounded sides, as illustrated. 'The' top wall of the, container is formed with a coin slot 10 and the top wall of the removable receiver is formed with a coin slot 11. The two coin slots are adjacent and in register when the coin receiver has been fully inserted within the container so that. any coin fully inserted within the slot 10 will find entry into the receiver. These coin slotsare in line with the line of .movement' of the receiver into and out of the container. The rigid front wall of the container is constructed with inner ribs 12 which press inwardly against the adjacent flat sidewall of the receiver,

which, owing to its resilience, yields sulficiently to effect holding engagement between the receiver and container. The resilient back wall 2 of the container is Suficiently close to the containerfront wall as to require. the back wall to be slightly outwardly. pressed and bulged against its resilience, whereby the assembly of the container] and receiver is, further promoted. Th backaallpfthe container-is formed at its bottom edge with a tongue extension 13 which is adjusted, by outwardly pressing the container back wall 2,,to permit. the passage of the receiver, the tongr e thereafter underlying the receiver when the receiver has been fully inserted. The retention of the receiver within the-container is thus further assured. The major portion of the space within the container conforms in shape and size to the receiver. so thatthe two coin slots are bound to register when the receiver fully placed the containerl The interior of the container, atthe base thereof, is entendedon sides of the coin receiver, as illnstratedv in Fig. 3, to afiord access for the thumb finger to facilitate the removal of the receiver which maybe effected as the back 2 of the container is flexed sufficiently outward to clear tongue from the adjacent portion of the contiguous part of the receiver bot: tom 6, to enable the receiver to pass the tongue as the. receiver is being withdrawn. Y The ,containeris ofanv suitable configurah a d es n it h ihs p efera h m ke the conta n r h iv n app a nc t invite its location in. a conspicuous place Whi hi t Possession of the sa e to ncourage the use of the bank,

Changes may be made without departing frommv invention.

Having thus described my invention, I

LID a. Savings bank, the combination with a container having a coin slot; o a coinre ceiver removablv received within said container and having a coin slot that in register with the aforesaid coin slot when the receiver is within the container, one of the aforesaid elements having a spring wall portion that presses upon the other element te promote the'assembly of both-element s; and a tongue upon one offthe aforesaid elements eng'agingthe other-element to further hold 'said elements in, assembly. I v

2. In a "savings banli, the combination with. a container havlng a supporting base endand a coin slot; of a coin receiver rem h r d W t in sa d ontain r an having a coin slot that is inregister. with the aforesaid coin slotiwhenjthe receiver is within the container, one'o f the aforesaid lem n s hav a hrines n i a pr s e "p th e h em h mas theassembly ofboth elements, the interior of theCQQtainer beingextended at its base on both sidesojf the'coin receiverfto, afford access for the thumb. and finger to facilitate rhmhva ft ehhin hhi e 3.,In savings bank, the combination wit a t in r hav [nga fig d w ll P t a: f a i re e v m vhhly ec iv withinthe container, and formed of spring shee ma r a Pr ss agai t t onjth i e he d the were ithi h 9 tainer, said elements having coin slots that register when said elements are fully assembled, the interior of the container being extended its base on both sides of the coin receiver to afford access for the thumb and finger to facilitate the removal of the coin receiver.

fl. In a savings bank, the combination with a container having a rigid wall portion; ,of a coin receiver removably received within the container and formed of spring sheet material pressing against the 3 container to hold the receiver within the con tainer, said elements having coin slots that register when said elements are fully assembled; and a tongue upon one of the aforesaid elements engaging the other element to further hold said elements in assembly, the interior of the container being extended at its base on both sides of the coin receiver to afford access for the thumb and finger to, facilitate removal of the coin receiver.

5. In a savings bank, the combination with a container having a rigid. wall portion provided with an internal rib formation; of a coin receiver removably received within the container and formed ofspring sheet material pressing against said rib formationto hold the receiver within the container, said elements having coin slots that register when said elements are fully assembled.

6. In a savings bank, the combination with. a: container having a rigid wall portion provided with an internal rib formation; of a coin receiver removably received within the container and formed of sprin sheet material-pressing against said rib formation to holdv the receiver within the container, said elements having coin slots that r i when Sa d lemen s aw l y a sembled; an a ng PQn one at: h afo sai e m nts ngag n the t r lement to further hold said elements in as sembly.

7. In a savings bank, the combination witha container having a rigid wall portion provided with an internal rib formation; of a coinreceiver removably received within the container and formed of spring sheet materialpressing against said rib formation t hold, the-receiver withi h containe said ele nentshaving coin slots that register when aid e ement a fu y ss b ed, the interior of the container being extended at its base on both sides of'the coin receiver to afford access for the thumb and finger to facilitate removal of the coin receiver.

8. In savings bank, the combination with a, container having a rigid wall portion provided with an internal rib forma tion; of a coin receiver removably received within the container and formed of spring sheet material pressing against said rib, formation to hold the receiver within the conextended at its base on both sides of the tainer, said elements having coin slots that coin receiver to afiord access for the thumb register when said elements are fully as and finger to facilitate removal of the coin 10 sembled; and a tongue upon one of the receiver.

aforesaid elements engaging the other ele- In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe ment to further hold said elements in asmy name.

semhly the interior of the container being CHARLES J. SYKES, 

